The town of Silwan has been at the heart of the Israeli settler takeover of Jerusalem’s remaining Palestinian neighborhoods. A recent Israeli court decision approved the forced expulsion of 40 families – the final blow in a decades-long legal battle.
Home demolitions in East Jerusalem are rampant, but none more than in Silwan, where messianic settlers backed by the state are attempting to establish fanciful “archaeological” parks on top of Palestinian homes.
A suspension bridge, a half-mile zip line, and plans for a cable car traversing the Old City are turning Jerusalem into a Jewish Biblical theme park at the expense of its Palestinian residents and multi-cultural history.
A new report from Emek Shaveh shows how Israeli settlers and the government use archeological projects to advance the annexation of Palestinian land.
Amani Odeh shares about her life in Silwan, a Palestinian neighborhood in East Jerusalem where 1,500 residents are living under the threat of demolition to make way for Israeli settlers.
Zionism has fragmented the multi-religious population in Palestine geographically, religiously, socially, and politically. In the process it has denied them one of the simplest rights a human being could ever yearn for — the right to pray in peace.
Determined to Stay: Palestinian Youth Fight for Their Village is a valuable resource that centers Palestinian experiences for young adult readers.
Israel’s settler-colonial project in Sheikh Jarrah and Silwan reminds Philip Farah of how his family’s history reflects the ongoing Nakba.
Jody Sokolower’s new book challenges the distorted picture of Palestinians her students had gained from media. “The struggle to bring Palestine into our classrooms is as important to freeing Palestine as all our other acts of solidarity,” Sokolower writes.
Israel has begun demolitions in the al-Bustan area of Silwan. Most Democratic congress members have largely ignored the destruction, but a small group of progressive House members are speaking out.